U.S. investigates U.S. relationship with the assassination of the President of Haiti-source

• This Of the 28 mercenaries who allegedly assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise, 26 have been confirmed as retired members of the Colombian army.
• The authorities are also investigating the relationship between the United States and the killing.
• The police have Seventeen suspects were arrested, three were killed in the shootout and eight escaped.

Three sources said that US law enforcement and intelligence agencies are investigating on Friday the relationship between the US and the assassination of Haitian President Giovinel Moyes this week. This was after two Haitian American men were arrested for allegedly participating in the assassination the next day.

The Haitian police identified the two as 35-year-old James Solach and 55-year-old Joseph Vincent, claiming that they were part of a heavily armed commando team consisting mainly of 26 Colombians, sources from the Colombian army Said that these people entered Haiti from the neighboring Dominican Republic.

Two law enforcement sources who requested anonymity to discuss active investigations said that agencies are investigating the relationship between the United States and the killing, but declined to comment specifically on the two suspects.

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The source said that US agencies did not assist in the investigation in Haiti because Haitian officials did not request their help.

A third source confirmed that US intelligence agencies are also investigating the matter.

The Haitian authorities have hardly explained why Solages and Vincent, two Haitian Americans from Florida, were motivated to join Colombian mercenaries to assassinate the Haitian president.

Solages described himself online as the “certified diplomatic representative” and former “commander-in-chief of bodyguards” of the Canadian Embassy in Haiti. These statements were made on the website of a charity he ran, which was modified on Thursday to remove them. Reuters reviewed an archived version that is still accessible.

The Miami Herald quoted an unnamed government official as saying that ten years ago, when Solach was in his 20s, he worked for a company that provided security for the Canadian Embassy in Haiti.

The newspaper quoted the official as saying: “We are aware of the allegations involving an individual who briefly served as a back-up bodyguard for a security company hired by the Canadian Department of Global Affairs in 2010.”

Public records show that Solach is a naturalized American citizen who lives in Tamarack, Florida, near Fort Lauderdale, and has no criminal record.

Florida records show that Solages holds a security officer and firearm license.

Solages also runs a company called FWA SA A JACMEL AVAN INC, which describes itself on its website as a charity focused on ending child hunger and improving education in Haiti.

By Friday, few details about Vincent appeared.